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The '''March 2021 LCN Council Speaker Election''' was the first election of the position of [[Speaker of the Council of the Republic|Speaker of the Council]], the figurehead of the [[Council of the Republic]]. The election occurred on 14 March 2021.

== Candidate positions on issues ==

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!Topic
!Amaan land's stance
!Gagium's stance
|-
|On abolishing or creating any new government institutions.
|Opposed to abolishing any present institutions. Is unsure of what might warrant creation, briefly floated a revival of the LCN University.
|Opposed to abolishing any present institutions. Does not have specific institutions to push for creation, but supports creating additional institutions as needed.
|-
|On if any institution laws require alterations or updates.
|Stated that no institution basis/creation laws require alterations or updates.
|Stated that no institution basis/creation laws require alterations or updates.
|-
|ON encouraging other Council Delegates on proposing legislation.
|Thinks Speaker should take active role in encouraging discussion, but should not attempt to force activity. Suggests a weekly or bi-weekly meeting of the Council to discuss issues.
|Thinks Speaker should take active role in encouraging discussion, but should not attempt to force activity. Suggests a weekly or bi-weekly meeting of the Council to discuss issues.
|-
|On alerting the current record keeping system of legislation.
|Content with the present organization system of legislation.
|Content with the present organization system of legislation.
|-
|On if Council of the Republic Law 4 is complete and organized.
|Initially defended [[Council of the Republic Law 4]] as not needing revisions or updates, later reversed that stance to call for revisions and updates.
|Called for a revisit to Council of the Republic Law 4 to revise and update several provisions.
|-
|On if the [[Armed Forces of the Republic|military]] policy should be legally encoded.
|Suggested making defender alignment into law and requiring "retroactive approval or disapproval" by the Council for deviation.
|Does not think it is necessary to legally codify LCN defender policy.
|-
|On how the Council should be involved in foreign affairs and military policy.
|Supports idea of committee-esque assignments for executive oversight and reporting.
|Open to committee-esque oversight and reporting on executive functions with the consent of the executive. Open to aiding in drafting with other delegates.
|-
|On laws regarding membership of the World Assembly.
|Supports mandatory WA membership for citizenship.
|Would consider a WA membership requirement for the Council to be beneficial.
|}

== Results ==

=== Overall results ===

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=== Votes by Council Delegate ===

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! Election
! Date
! colspan=2 | Delegate Votes
! Result
! Ref.
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| rowspan=16 | '''March 2021 LCN Council Speaker Election'''
| rowspan=16 | 14 March 2021<br /><small>({{Age in years and days|month1=03|day1=14|year1=2021}} ago)</small>
| style="background:#3771CA" | '''{{color|#EFEFE5|Amaan land}}'''
| [[Amaan land (politician)|Amaan land]]
| rowspan=16 | '''{{color|#8600AB|Gagium Elected<br />12–4}}'''
| rowspan=16 | <ref name="TLC">{{cite journal|url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1518981|date=14 March 2021|access-date=14 March 2021|journal=The League's Chronicle|title=Gagium Elected as Speaker of the Council|language=en|publisher=[[Press Corps of the Republic]]|location=[[The League]]|author=Gagium|author1-link=Gagium (politician)|page=1|volume=1|issue=5}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#8600AB" | '''{{color|#DFA806|Gagium}}'''
| [[Creeperopolis (politician)|Creeperopolis]]
|-
| style="background:#8600AB" | '''{{color|#DFA806|Gagium}}'''
| [[DinoNet (politician)|DinoNet]]
|-
| style="background:#8600AB" | '''{{color|#DFA806|Gagium}}'''
| [[Dragons of Power (politician)|Dragons of Power]]
|-
| style="background:#8600AB" | '''{{color|#DFA806|Gagium}}'''
| [[East Yourtanad (politician)|East Yourtanad]]
|-
| style="background:#8600AB" | '''{{color|#DFA806|Gagium}}'''
| [[Gagium (politician)|Gagium]]
|-
| style="background:#8600AB" | '''{{color|#DFA806|Gagium}}'''
| [[Gjorka (politician)|Gjorka]]
|-
| style="background:#8600AB" | '''{{color|#DFA806|Gagium}}'''
| [[Malgax (politician)|Malgax]]
|-
| style="background:#8600AB" | '''{{color|#DFA806|Gagium}}'''
| [[Paleocacher (politician)|Paleocacher]]
|-
| style="background:#3771CA" | '''{{color|#EFEFE5|Amaan land}}'''
| [[Protocol Rendezvous (politician)|Protocol Rendezvous]]
|-
| style="background:#8600AB" | '''{{color|#DFA806|Gagium}}'''
| [[Spode Humbled Minions (politician)|Spode Humbled Minions]]
|-
| style="background:#8600AB" | '''{{color|#DFA806|Gagium}}'''
| [[The Constitutional Republic of Zion (politician)|The Constitutional Republic of Zion]]
|-
| style="background:#8600AB" | '''{{color|#DFA806|Gagium}}'''
| [[The Legion of Mankind (politician)|The Legion of Mankind]]
|-
| style="background:#3771CA" | '''{{color|#EFEFE5|Amaan land}}'''
| [[The New Fandom Republic (politician)|The New Fandom Republic]]
|-
| style="background:#3771CA" | '''{{color|#EFEFE5|Amaan land}}'''
| [[The Tirol Region (politician)|The Tirol Region]]
|-
| style="background:#8600AB" | '''{{color|#DFA806|Gagium}}'''
| [[Washingtonian Republic (politician)|Washingtonian Republic]]
|}

== See also ==

*[[12th Council of the Republic]]

== References ==

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== External links ==

*[https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1517276 LCN – 12th Council of the Republic – Speaker Candidates on the Issues]

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